Energy
In view of the energy policy for fuelling the future by the Government, the Rose Belle Sugar Estate Board (RBSEB) is seeking to engage into Strategic Partnerships with good industry knowhow to maintain a reasonable share in the energy production sector in the long run.
Hospitality
The Rose Belle Sugar Estate Board (RBSEB) is willing to embark in an integrated eco-tourism project at Le Val with facilities and activities such as rock climbing, water sports, Cycling, fishing, zipline, horticulture, chalets, quad biking and hiking to the public interest.
The Rose Belle Sugar Estate, which bears the name of the locality, was built in 1855 by G. Rochery. Found in the outerline of Grand-Port and Savanne District railway track and near to Mahebourg main road, the Sugar Estate enjoyed from a real strategic position with 500 tonnes of sugar produced. Over the years, Rose Belle Sugar Estate acquired and merged with several neighbouring estates like Hangar in 1858, Mare d'Albert and New Grove in 1884, Astroea in 1885, Cluny in 1886, Eau Bleue in 1889, Union Park in 1905 and Le Val in 1943.
Rose Belle Sugar Estate came to a turning point when its owners faced accumulated financial losses, which led to other choice than to close down the factory. The impact would have been the loss of jobs as the Estate employed more than 2,400 employees. Moreover, many stakeholders were relying directly and indirectly on the Estate for a living. Salvation came from the Government of Mauritius who purchased the Rose Belle Sugar Estate from Garthwaite & Ors in July 1973 for a sum of Rs 18 Million. Rose Belle Sugar Estate became the first ever Government-owned sugar concern. By virtue of an Act of Parliament, the Rose Belle Sugar Estate Board (RBSEB) was set up to manage the activities of the Estate.
Since its acquisition, the RBSEB has always adopted a policy of maintaining good and harmonious relations with all its stakeholders in the region and islands wise. The Board was re-constituted so as to make provisions and to allow representatives of Planters, Agricultural Workers, Non Agricultural Workers and Staff to serve as Directors of the Board and to serve the community at large.
The RBSEB operates under the aegis of the parent ministry; the Ministry of Agro-industry and Food Security. Following the overall reform strategies, the Estate had to undertake several major decisions to ensure its survival as well as to improve its efficiency and productivity. The Estate undertook a diversification process into new markets in order to expand its operations and sources of revenue.
